GRR: Utah Youth Rugby
Herriman HS of Utah won the Boys Open HS 7s Friday at the Las Vegas Invitational, going 6-0 and beating four select sides in the process.
Herriman defeated the Tennessee Tri-Stars, Mavericks, and Las Vegas Blackhawks Thursday to make the semifinals.
Friday and Saturday Snow Canyon HS hosts five other highly-regarded HS teams in a tournament in St. George, Utah.
The defending Utah single-school champion, Snow Canyon already defeated defending Arizona champion Red Mountain 50-19 in late January and will look to get a repeat performance
Several high school teams got some preseason work in at the Storer Classic last week at the UCLA campus.
Among the best-showers was defending NorCal club champs Danville, which defeated defending Utah single-school winners Snow Canyon 27-12 in a tough match that was 7-7 at halftime.
Danville went on to beat Santa Monica 17-3, and upcoming NorCal rivals Lamorinda 33-5.
The Orem Lady Stallions galloped past the opposition to win the 2015 Utah Youth Rugby Girls HS Fall 7s, finishing off the series with another undefeated run and another cup win.
Herriman Gold defeated a determined Portneuf All Valley out of Idaho and a tough United team to win the 2015 Fall Utah Youth Rugby Boys HS 7s championship.